Review of Valentine's Day

Garry Marshall has always been an on again, off again director. Luckily, this is one those on again films. As usual, Marshall has crammed a large cast into a pretty long film. Valentine's Day has an unusually large cast of people, and perfectly connects everyone of their lives into one very funny film. The film has many stories, whether it's two people (Julia Roberts & Bradley Cooper) creating sparks on a plane, or an ex-football (Eric Dane) trying to get his career back on track. There's also a couple (Topher Grace & Anne Hathaway) with a few secrets of their own or a man (Patrick Dempsey) who's cheating on an elementary school teacher (Jennifer Garner) who's friends with a florist (Ashton Kutcher) who's engaged to another woman (Jessica Alba). Other stories include a teenage girl (Emma Roberts) who's supposed to have sex with her boyfriend (Carter Jenkins), a teenage couple (Taylor Swift, great in her role, and Taylor Lautner) being a teenage couple, a loveless woman (Jessica Biel) who's friends with a news reporter (Jamie Foxx), an old couple (Hector Elizondo and Shirley Maclaine) with a few deep,dark secrets, and a kid (Bryce Robinson) with a secret crush. All the stories work perfectly, and Valentine's Day is just good enough so it will hold up as an extremely fun, smart film during any time of the year.